Limelight
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter,
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 actor.
Chaplin, Sydney, actor.
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 actor.
Chaplin, Sydney, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray.
ISBN
9781604659931
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (137 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection | BLU-RAY FEATURE LIME | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
Blu-ray.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604659931
UPC
715515146210
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
General Note
Special edition features: New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Chaplin's "Limelight": Its evolution and intimacey, a new video essay by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinso; New interviews with actors; Chaplin today: "Limelight, " a 2002 documentary on the film; Outtake from the film; Archival audio recording of Charlie Chaplin reading two short excerpts from his novella Footlights; Two short films by Chaplin; Trailers.
General Note
Essays inside: Portrait of an artist as an old man, by Peter von Bagh -- Hollywood Chaplin, by Henry Gris --
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged by Ray Rasch and Charles Chaplin ; conducted by Keith Williams ; director of photography, Karl Struss ; art director, Eugene Lourie ; editor, Joe Inge ; wardrobe designed by Riley Thorne.
Participants/Performers
Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Marjorie Bennett.
Description
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director2s most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, NTSC region A, aspect ratio 1.33:1 ; monoaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1973: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score (Charles Chaplin, Ray Rasch, Larry Russell).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 1953: Most Promising Newcomer to Film (Claire Bloom).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Bloom, C., Bruce, N., Keaton, B., Chaplin, S., Lloyd, N., Eglevsky, A., Hayden, M., & Bennett, M. (2015). Limelight (Blu-ray.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2015. Limelight. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. Limelight The Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaplin, Charlie, et al. Limelight Blu-ray., The Criterion Collection, 2015.
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